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Ian Brown

Ian Brown, the Director of Operations and Systems Analysis at Galorath, Inc., leads the company’s IT and Software consulting practice. He has over 20 years of experience in software measurement and analysis, systems estimation, software sizing, parametric analysis, and goal-question-metric (GQM) implementation. He has generated cost and schedule estimates and cost risk analyses on hundreds of software development and enhancement projects. A Certified Function Point Specialist from 2001 – 2009, Ian served on the Board of Directors of the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) from 2004-2007. Ian earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University. He has published articles on the topic of software estimation and measurement and has been a featured speaker on the topic at numerous international conferences. Ian was also a contributing editor to Dan Galorath’s 2005 book Software Sizing, Estimation, and Risk Management: When Performance is Measured Performance Improves.